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Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > Landscape gardening
The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens explores the key
moments in garden design. Through profiles of 100 of the most
influential gardens, Linda Chisholm explores how social, political,
and economic influences shaped garden design principles. The book
is organised chronologically and by theme, starting with the
medieval garden Alhambra and ending with the modern naturalism of
the Lurie Garden. Sumptuously illustrated, The History of Landscape
Design in 100 Gardens is for garden designers and landscape
architects, design students, and gardening enthusiasts interested
in garden history.
Humphry Repton (1752-1818) remains one of England's most
interesting and prolific garden and landscape designers. Renowned
for his innovative design proposals and distinctive
before-and-after images, captured in his famous "Red Books,"
Repton's astonishing career represents the link between the simple
parklands of his predecessor Capability Brown and the more
elaborate, structured, and formal landscapes of the Victorian age.
This lavishly illustrated book, based on a wealth of new research,
reinterprets Repton's life, working methods, and designs, and
examines why they proved so popular in a rapidly changing world.
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